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Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

collected at the Laboratory of 

Anthropology, Santa Fe County, NM. 

The human remains are hair clippings 

collected from one individual who was 

recorded as being 18 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

17 years old, and one individual who 

was recorded as being 16 years old and 

all identified as ‘‘Navajo.’’ An unknown 

collector took the hair clippings at the 

Laboratory of Anthropology between 

1930 and 1933. They sent the hair 

clippings to George Woodbury, who 

donated the hair clippings to the PMAE 

in 1935. No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the available information 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The PMAE has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 77 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Navajo Nation, 

Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for 

repatriation may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 17, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The PMAE is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribe identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

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Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 

intends to repatriate certain cultural 

items that meet the definition of sacred 

objects and that have a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 17, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Deanna Byrd, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

384–0672, email deannabyrd@

fas.harvard.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the PMAE, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the summary or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of two cultural items have 

been requested for repatriation. The two 

sacred objects are one shield and one 

cover. According to PMAE records, Mr. 

Sprigelburg, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, 

purchased the shield and cover, at an 

unknown date, from a member of the 

Santa Ana Pueblo community, after 

‘‘trying to buy it for 20 years and from 

3 generations.’’ Dr. Samuel Kirkland 

Lothrop purchased the shield and cover 

from Mr. Sprigelburg in 1915, and 

subsequently donated both the shield 

and cover to PMAE in 1916. 

Determinations 

The PMAE has determined that: 

• The two sacred objects described in 

this notice are specific ceremonial 

objects needed by a traditional Native 

American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional 

Native American religion, according to 

the Native American traditional 

knowledge of a lineal descendant, 

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Pueblo of Santa Ana, 

New Mexico. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under ADDRESSES. Requests for 

repatriation may be submitted by any 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice who shows, by 

a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the cultural items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 17, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural items are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The PMAE is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice and to any other consulting 

parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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